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United States Patent | 5,657,767 |
Nelson ,   et al. | August 19, 1997 |
A dual jacket ankle brace including a first set of lateral and medial sides are interconnected anteriorly, posteriorly, and at their bottom to form an inner jacket adapted to receive a foot and ankle. An anterior edge on each of these sides contains a set of lace receiving means such as eyelets. A second, outer set of medial and lateral sides overlie the inner lateral and medial sides. Each of the outer sides carries lace-receiving means such as eyelets. At least some of the eyelets on the outer sides are posteriorly spaced from and unaligned with any of the eyelets on the inner sides. Each of the inner lateral and medial sides also carries a pocket adapted to receive an insert, the outer lateral and medial sides overlying the respective pockets.
Inventors: | Nelson; Ronald E. (Chetek, WI); Bjornson; Karl E. (Canton, OH) |
Assignee: | Tamarack International, Inc. (Chetek, WI) |
Appl. No.: | 689502 |
Filed: | August 7, 1996 |
Current U.S. Class: | 128/882; 602/27 |
Intern'l Class: | A61F 005/37 |
Field of Search: | 128/845,846,882,892,893 602/23,27,60,61,65 36/89,90 2/2,22 |
4313433 | Feb., 1982 | Cramer | 602/27. |
4323058 | Apr., 1982 | Detty | 602/27. |
4527556 | Jul., 1985 | Nelson | 602/27. |
4724847 | Feb., 1988 | Nelson | 602/27. |
4878504 | Nov., 1989 | Nelson | 602/27. |
4878505 | Nov., 1989 | Thanner | 128/882. |
5007417 | Apr., 1991 | Bender | 602/27. |